Annie Zaleski, "Lady Gaga: Applause" (Palazzo Editions, 2022)
As one of the world's best-selling musicians, Lady Gaga has set the musical bar high. Since her debut album,\xa0The Fame\xa0(2008), she has sold more than 124 million records and scooped numerous awards, including twelve Grammy Awards and eighteen MTV Music Video Awards.\nYet she is much more than a musician. At the helm of the Haus of Gaga--a close-knit circle of behind-the-scenes creatives--Lady Gaga is a performance artist like no other; her forward-thinking fashions and innovations mark her out as the ultimate maverick. Recently, she has reinvented herself as an accomplished jazz performer, dueting with legendary singer Tony Bennett on\xa0Cheek to Cheek\xa0(2014) and\xa0Love For Sale\xa0(2021), while also proving herself a consummate actor with lead roles in A Star Is Born (2018) and\xa0House of Gucci\xa0(2021). And with her advocacy for LGBT rights and active championing of kindness via the Born This Way Foundation, co-founded with her mother Cynthia Germanotta in 2011, it's clear to see why her fans adore her.\nLady Gaga: Applause\xa0(Palazzo Editions, 2022) is a celebration of a true artist of our time. Illustrated throughout with stunning photography and complementary fashion segments, this comprehensive history follows Lady Gaga's ever-evolving and often unpredictable career, and is testament to her many talents. A must for Little Monsters everywhere.\nAnnie Zaleski is an award-winning freelance, journalist, editor, and critic based in Cleveland, Ohio. Previously, she was on staff at the\xa0Riverfront Times\xa0and\xa0Alternative Press. Her profiles, interviews, and criticism have appeared in publications such as\xa0Rolling Stone,\xa0NPR Music,\xa0The Guardian,\xa0Salon,\xa0Time,\xa0Billboard,\xa0The A.V. Club,\xa0Vulture,\xa0The Los Angeles Times,\xa0Stereogum,\xa0Cleveland Plain Dealer, and\xa0Las Vegas Weekly. She is the author\xa0Duran Duran's Rio\xa0(Bloomsbury).\nAnnie on\xa0Twitter.\n\nBradley Morgan\xa0is a media arts professional in Chicago and author of\xa0U2's The Joshua Tree: Planting Roots in Mythic America. He manages partnerships on behalf of CHIRP Radio 107.1 FM, serves as a co-chair of the associate board at the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and volunteers in the music archive at the Old Town School of Folk Music. Bradley Morgan on\xa0Twitter.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies